criminal law
Dere Street Barristers is one of North East England's most experienced teams of respected criminal law practitioners. All our criminal law barristers are committed to the pursuit of excellence in the field of criminal advocacy and providing the highest quality service to lay and professional clients alike.
Our team of 38 specialist criminal practitioners is the largest and most broad ranging in the Region. They cover the entire spectrum of criminal practice and its associated disciplines at every level, in every tier of court and in every geographic location on circuit and beyond.
The team includes four Queen's Counsel, of vast combined experience, a wide selection of Counsel qualified to prosecute at every grade and five Recorders of the Crown Court. We also have a uniquely strong and diverse team of criminal law barristers that specialises in sexual offences. Individual members undertake prosecution and defence work including instructions from, amongst others, the Attorney General, HM Revenue and Customs, the Inland Revenue, the Health and Safety Executive and the RSPCA.
Committed to giving exemplary advocacy and advice
As top criminal law barristers, our commitment is to provide an exemplary advocacy and advisory service at every stage of the criminal process from pre-charge to post-sentence, and spanning the whole range of necessary crime law experience. We prize and value the excellent working relations we have enjoyed with professional clients over many years. Chambers recognises the imperative of working with its professional clients in a close affiliation of mutual respect and trust. Our lay client care is equally important to us and we understand completely the importance of meeting if not exceeding their expectations.
Your chosen criminal law practitioner will work hard to establish confidence and the team jealously guards the reputation of its clients. Chambers provides regular seminars and continuing education events to its professional clients throughout the circuit; we are always happy to assist with specific requests in this regard.
Specialists in all aspects of criminal law
Our team includes criminal law specialists in areas including the following:
- Homicide - our criminal law barristers' specialities include Murder, Manslaughter, Corporate and Gross Negligence Manslaughter.
- Sexual Offences - including Historic offences, Child abuse, Abuse of trust cases and familial offences.
- Fraud - including Carousel fraud, Corporate fraud and Corruption cases.
- Drugs - including vast-scale importation and national/regional distribution.
- Violence and Public Disorder - including gangland kidnapping, revenge attacks, vigilantism. domestic violence, child neglect/abuse and all aspects of violent disorder.
Individual practitioners have specialist experience with all forms of investigative and detection techniques including Cell Site Analysis, Covert Human Intelligence Sources, RIPA uthorities, DNA (including Short Tandem repeats, STRs) and forensic computing.
Specialists within the greater team
Within the greater team smaller groups of advocates have combined to provide a range of specialism in the following areas of the law:
- Courts Martial Law (UK and abroad)
- Prison Law
- Public Law
A dedicated clerking team
The criminal law group at Dere Street has a dedicated clerking team consisting of the following:
- Nick Peto: Criminal Clerk North
- Joanne Brown: Practice Development Clerk
- Craig Mead: Criminal Clerk South
Please contact us
Please contact us for help with acquiring the specialist advocate of your choice and needs.
